A homeless man fashioned a long knife to a groomed tree branch and speared a hungry black bear cub that was sniffing for food at an illegal camp site in Anchorage.
Reports say people were trying to jar the container loose, which is a dangerous thing to do with a 3- to 5-year-old bear.
A poor berry harvest is pushing bears into residential areas in search of food as they prepare for hibernation.
Wildlife officials say a Fort Collins man shot and killed a young black bear that got into a fight with his dog in his backyard.
Did you know bears love swimming pools? Check out this fun-loving black bear family cool off in a suburban pool.
Vincent and Donna Doser had spotted bison, elk and other animals as they motorcycled through Yellowstone National Park, but no bears. As they exited the park's Northeast Entrance on August 10, that was about to change very quickly and with a thud.
A retired Pittsburgh schoolteacher could do nothing but laugh after a black bear broke into her car in Montana, destroyed the interior while trying to escape, and finally busted out through the windshield.
Game wardens had previously offered the man a permit to legally shoot bears after one damaged his property. But Foy says the man turned it down because he feared retribution by animal activists.
A Mississippi taxidermist must pay $4,300 for hiding the skin of a threatened Louisiana black bear from investigators, and a man who helped take the bear to him must pay an equal amount.